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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

get lost or something might happen

Japan is super safe.

I'd say ditch the tour and just organise it yourself. Getting lost is half the fun :)

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I've been lost many times, just find a main road, they often have maps or duck into a cafe and ask

if it's bad grab the closest taxi and ask to go to the nearest landmark you know

or to your hotel. Take a business card from your hotel's front desk and pass that to the taxi driver

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

You can plan your own holiday and part of that might be organised day or two day tours if you are interested. It might be cheaper and easier than renting a car for longer trips.

get a big tour guide book and see what you want t do, DK or frommer is good, lonely planet is clueless. Booking is so easy now because internet.

Think of it this way, you live in a really big city so you already know how to do this :)

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[–] tone212_@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago*

Tours are great but you pay a premium for having everything taken care of you. Also, less flexibility in your trip. I love solo travelling but I understand the thought of it is super daunting. Japan is a great place to have your first experience with this - it's very safe (taking the usual precautions you would anywhere else). Having to navigate a new place yourself is part of the experience, you can do a lot more than you think. And there are other ways to connect with solo travellers. I'm not coming from this with the female perspective though, you can do research on other solo female traveller experiences in Japan to see what it might be like.